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shiftiest

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  1. Subject to frequent changes in direction.
  2. (of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
  3. Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable.“He was a shifty character in a seedy bar, and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him.”
  4. Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.

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